diagnose
gb/dˌaɪəɡnˈoʊz/ us/dˌaɪəɡnˈoʊz/
B2
Kiingereza
~ 3800
Maana
maana 0
Kitenzi
B2
action
1
Identify cause of illness/problem
To find out what is wrong, especially with someone's health, by looking at signs and asking questions.
Muundo wa matumizi:
to diagnose [someone/something] with/as [condition/problem]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'diagnose' with 'treat'. 'Diagnose' means to find out what the problem is, while 'treat' means to try to fix it.
Visawe
identify (More general; not limited to medical or technical contexts.)
|
detect (Focuses on discovering the presence of something, not necessarily its cause.)
Vinyume
misdiagnose (To identify a condition or problem incorrectly.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
diagnose a disease
|diagnose a patient
|diagnose a problem
|diagnose an issue
|diagnose correctly
Mada
health
|science
|technology
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- The doctor diagnosed her with pneumonia after reviewing the test results.
- A mechanic diagnosed the strange noise as a loose belt.
- It took weeks to diagnose the computer's software issue.
- She was diagnosed as having anxiety disorder.
- The vet diagnosed the dog with a minor infection.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- The doctor diagnosed me with flu.
- He diagnosed the car problem quickly.
- The vet diagnosed my cat's illness.
- They diagnosed her with cancer.
- The engineer diagnosed the machine's fault.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
diagnose
IPA
GB/dˌaɪəɡnˈoʊz/
US/dˌaɪəɡnˈoʊz/
Silabi na mkazo
dia - gnose (silabi 2)
Stress on 2nd syllable (gnose)
Maumbo ya neno
Verb
- Base: diagnose
- 3rd Person Singular: diagnoses
- Present Participle: diagnosing
- Past: diagnosed
Familia ya neno
Forms
diagnoses
verb
diagnosing
verb
diagnosed
verb
Core family
diagnosis
noun B1
diagnostic
adjective B2
Negative and opposite forms
misdiagnose
verb
misdiagnosis
noun
undiagnosed
adjective
Advanced or less common
diagnostician
noun
Semi
diagnose as
1/dˌaɪəɡnˈoʊz ˈæz/
fixed phrase
Identify as particular condition/type
To say what kind of illness or problem something or someone has after looking carefully.
Mifano
- The child was diagnosed as autistic when he was three.
- The fault was diagnosed as a wiring issue.
diagnose with
1/dˌaɪəɡnˈoʊz wˈɪθ/
fixed phrase
Identify someone as having condition
To say that someone has a particular illness or problem after tests or examination.
Mifano
- She was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 12.
- He was diagnosed with depression last year.